IMSA Explained: Everything You Need to Know!

[@offintheesses]

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[@AM-tu1rc]

You are the best motorsports KZbinr out there. You are the reason I got into IMSA because nobody else simplified and explained it as well as you did. I hope this video can reach new audiences and explain IMSA to them and turn them into fans just like your earlier explainer videos did for people like me!

[@offintheesses]

Appretiate the kind words, that's why I put so much effort into the channel! If people see these videos and even a few turn into lifelong fans then that's a win in my books!

[@jmb5280]

Multi-class endurance racing is the soul of motorsports. Thanks for the great videos!

[@tylermishtawy8153]

Thanks for doing this, I was wondering what the story was with ALMS and Rolex. When I was a kid I was running around with APR. It bugged me how I never really knew about IMSA until I was older.

[@robertharvey2580]

I didn’t realize how much I missed IMSA until I remembered a new season is upon us.

[@offintheesses]

*knock, knock* the new season is here!

[@robertharvey2580]

@@offintheesses 🎉🎉🎉

[@HowRuud]

Love your channel man. PLEASE never stop

[@offintheesses]

Thank you, now plans on slowing down anytime soon!

[@ewsimracing]

Good stuff on this channel 🎉

[@offintheesses]

Thank you!!!

[@johnvandeventer8668]

And Continental was a tire supplier in IMSA until 2018 for P (the final year for that class until the DPI and LMP2 split), PC (until it was removed in 2017), and GTD. It was also a tire supplier for the 2 higher support series. And also, there was a GTLM car that ran Falken tires until like 2015

[@jakeelder4695]

Great video thanks !

[@offintheesses]

You're welcome Jake!

[@chuckzechman1497]

Great review/update. I've been a longtime IMSA fan and saw my first race at Pocono in 1981 (whale tail Porches and BMW M1's, those were the days). That being said I never fully understood the yellow flag procedures. I do now! Safe Travels and God Bless. See you at Sebring and The Glen.

[@offintheesses]

Thanks Chuck! See you at the Glen!

[@richardbrizzolara2077]

Wonderful video…just subscribed…..hope you do these videos thru out season

[@offintheesses]

Thanks Richard glad you enjoyed it! There will be tons of videos coming out this season!

[@jacksondaniels8169]

Well presented. Job well done.

[@offintheesses]

Thanks Jackson!

[@louiienation8497]

The ALMS days were amazing !

[@powcar91]

I remember when American lemans came to Miller motorsports park. Now Utah Motorsports Campus. They did a 2 hours of Utah Grand Prix.

[@MrTakaMOSHi]

Would be interesting to go back. If I remember, it's like 4+ miles long, and I always find it interesting how the altitude affects the racing

[@templarlyrics8538]

13:08 US sports teams are so used to tanking that they try to do it in sportscar racing too lol. Also, important to note that i have always felt like the BoP in IMSA is a lot stronger than in WEC. Underperforming cars like the Lambo or the BMW early on the season do a lot better on IMSA than the WEC, maybe they use different systems to balance the cars out

[@fabriziov816]

I better keep in mind I can find here a good explanation of the safety car procedure

[@dylan8553]

Glad to see we are getting the 24 hours of Daytona back. Didn't like the 23 Hours and 58 Minutes of Daytona as much.

[@CobraFerrariFth]

The BMW win at 24h of Dubai could be a good Omen for Daytona

[@HowRuud]

Do you have any videos about the mustang challenge?

[@offintheesses]

I haven't done an explainer on the Mustang Challenge series yet! Was planning to do one in late spring/early summer!

[@HowRuud]

@ might be driving in it this season 👀 so I’d love to hear you break it down

[@justinkids2082]

The safety car procedure is THE weak part of the series easily.

[@WyldStallion-bs9oo]

Got that right. Virtual Safety car is a MUST at this point. Easily can be used for stalled car and debris situations

[@Eagleracer38x]

Hum, GTP and GTD only at Detroit sounds like a recipe for destruction and twisted metal... That might have been the same recipe of last's Detroit's race, but I've deleting that race from the memory banks.

[@offintheesses]

Detroit produced some cool photos! As for the racing.... it left plenty of room for improvement haha